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Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2006 - 5:57 a.m. The Gross and Dirty Low Down on My Bowels
Why is my mother in law bound and
determined that I should have diverticulitis? For every little abdominal
pain or discomfort that I have she IMMEDIATELY says that I have diverticulitis.
Acid reflux pain, gas, constipation, and even ovulation. Yes, I am
ovulating and sometimes it hurts. For some reason this month it is VERY
painful. More so than other times. But I know what ovulation feels
like, and I also know there are other things associated with ovulation, and I
know that I am ovulating. I know that she had to have surgery for her
diverticulitis, and its like she is bound and determined to take everyone down
with her. I don't have diverticulitis. I am having a painful
ovulation. Plain and simple. OR, it could be my appendix. I
tend to hope that's not it. But
then its not plain and simple with the myriad of GI issues I am experiencing
right now. Yesterday I went for my upper GI, and after a nice binge at the
barium buffet, it was decided by my doctor that I should continue my antibiotic
regimen to treat my ulcer. In other words, the x-ray determined that there
was something there. Now, I did not actually speak to my doctor about the
results as I was working with clients all day and was not near my phone, but
they left me a message saying I needed to continue the treatment. I will
call them today to find out what was on the x-ray. So then combine that
with the IBS issues I have been having in which I have not had a normal BM in
three weeks. ****************************************************************************************** DISCLAIMER! STACY
IS GOING TO GO INTO DETAIL ABOUT HER GI FUNCTIONS. READ
NO FURTHER IF YOU DO NOT CARE TO KNOW THE GORY DETAILS! ******************************************************************************************* So
what is going on with me in my GI tract? Well, for starters, the acid
reflux. My stomach has hurt every day for about a year. It actually
started hurting right around the time I went back to work from maternity
leave. Its been below my sternum and above my navel. The night I got
back from my trip to the Bahamas in April, after a couple of nerve wracking
flights, I thought I was going to die because I was in so much pain. I
thought it was an ulcer because I took Maloxx and that didn't help. So I
went to see the doc a couple of weeks later, he did and upper GI and determined
it was acid reflux. I started taking Zantac, Pepcid and whatever else was
over the counter to treat it. And it helped to an extent. My stomach
didn't hurt, as bad. Fast forward several months. My stomach is
hurting each and every day, from the time I wake up in the morning til I go to
bed. Then the pain started right behind my sternum. And that
radiated out to either side right in my chest. Well, I could taste the
acid in my throat, and with the pain, decided it was time to go back to see the
doc, and that is where we are right now. Blood test determined I have the
bacteria which causes ulcers, and my upper GI from yesterday I suppose confirmed
that notion. What
is up with my bowels? I have not had a "normal" bowel movement
in at least three weeks. Now, normal as far as bowel movements are
concerned is all relative. Some people go once or twice a day. Some
people, like me, go every three days or so, with no discomfort or
problems. Then about four weeks ago, I had what I can only assume
was an extremely painful attack of constipation. I took some Colace, which
was my best friend when I was pregnant, and that seemed to do the trick.
However, things went the opposite direction, and I have had basically diarrhea
every morning for the last three or four weeks. I wake up first thing in
the morning and have to go. I don't have any cramping luckily, but if I
don't make it to the toilet, then I'm in trouble. And I have to go about
two or three times each morning til its all out. It seems like everything
I eat right now is going right through me. And I am a tad concerned as I
could become dehydrated with this. I don't want that of course. And
I am concerned about my electrolytes being all out of whack, so I started
drinking Propel fitness water yesterday to put back anything that I might be
losing. And for extra added gross out factor and effect, let's just say
that the pint of barium I drank yesterday morning, is almost totally out of my
system as of this morning, a mere (less than) 24 hours later. I am killing
trees left and right with the amount of toilet paper I am going through.
But thank God for toilet paper. I couldn't imagine what life must have
been like before it came along. Stress
and anxiety do horrible things to your body and I am walking proof, from ulcers,
to irritable bowel syndrome, to panic and anxiety attacks, its all
useless. One day, ONE DAY, I am going to feel better again. Song
Virus du Jour: "Every Little Thing She Does is Magic"
~ The Police Useless
Trivia du Jour: Taken from Chuck
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